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somebody else should be given the right to carry on ♪ ♪ i'm still thinking about how much i need you but you really want somebody else ♪ ♪ you're not the one guess you're not the one ♪ ♪ you're not the one guess you' not the one ♪ ♪ i was enjoying the ride but now we're standing on the gravesite left unsatisfied ♪ ♪ won't even bother to fight i know you're not the one
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you're not the one ♪ ♪ you're not the one you're not the one you're not the one ♪ ♪ guess you're not the one you're not the one guess you're not the one you're not the one ♪ ♪ you're not the one you're not the one you're not the one ♪ ♪ you're not the one you're not the one you're not the one you're not the one ♪ ♪ is it because you know my name
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>> tonight on "nightline," there's a new drug sweeping america that will apparently blow your mind. that's if it doesn't blow you up first. it's called wax, and if they're cracking down in california, why is it totally legal to light up in colorado? ♪ let it go >> can't let it go? you're probably hearing it everywhere. from your kids -- ♪ let it go. >> to people who shouldn't be singing at all. >> i can't take it anymore! >> we have the inside scoop on how this song became the oscar nominated phenomenon. and walking the line. newly released video of justin
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bieber shows the singer of "confident" looking just a little bit wobbly in a sobriety test in a miami police station.
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good evening. tonight we're going to take you inside a strange sub culture of a new and powerful drug you've never heard of. it can be dangerous to use and even more dangerous to make. and yet in some places it's totally legal. it's called wax and it's an ultra strong version of pot. but while authorities are cracking down on wax in some state, in colorado, it is literally becoming a mom and pop business. here is our partner network
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fusion. >> we're pretty much exploded. there's absolutely no cover. >> if it turns out to be a shooter event, we'll set up a perimeter. >> we're inside. everybody will be secure. and we'll see what we have. >> reporter: there's a new drug that's sweeping the country. it's called wax. >> there's no weed out there that possesses the punching power that the whack does. it's like smoking 20 joints of the best grade of weed. >> this dea informant can't reveal his face but says wax is the ultimate distillation of marijuana, so potent a single hit will keep you high for over a day. >> it could generate up to $10,000. that's what i did in my first week at $100 a gram. >> that's if it doesn't blow you up while you're making it. >> run! >> we have people blowing up, we have kitchens blowing up. people getting injured and even killed.
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>> the house is on fire. the house is on fire! >> and the dea says it's not just the making of the drug that's dangerous. >> we've seen people have onset psychosis or even brain damage. the concern is this is going to spread before we get this under control. >> dea with a warrant. >> reporter: i'm about to visit a kind of alternate universe. while california cracks down on wax, colorado is rushing to embrace it. call it the great green divide. >> after you got your stuff unloaded, park over here. >> reporter: this is a three-day contest held in broad daylight to see who can make the most potent batch of that very same drug. >> so this actually looks kind of like melted wax, right? so this particular one, this brand is called girl scout cookies? >> yes. >> reporter: you see in colorado, wax is legal.
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even the dea has decided to tolerate state regulated marijuana businesses, despite federal law. >> if you're an everyday person that smokes a little bit of weed, that's probably a lot right there. if somebody doesn't smoke weed, i will not give them a dab. it's too much for them. >> reporter: so how do you know? >> i ask them. do you smoke weed? like do you smoke weed? >> i do not, no. >> i would never give you a dab. >> reporter: anyone over 21 can walk into a store and buy wax right off the shelf. a lot of people don't agree with what's happening in colorado and think that the pot should not be legalized. >> i don't really agree with alcohol being legal in the way that drunk people act. >> reporter: they may seem like a bunch of stoners, but they say they're gearing up for a new colorado gold rush. the contest is really a new kind
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of trade show. trying to position themselves in the new wax marketplace and who they are may surprise you. so you don't look like a lot of the guys in there. >> no, i don't. i don't smoke like those guys either, ton honest with you. >> brody moved his whole family up from texas to try to get into the wax business. >> you guys are marry, you have a 2-year-old? >> we are. we do. >> reporter: it's a family-owned company? >> yeah, it's a mom and pop business. >> reporter: so do you use the products thayoyour husband makes? >> eah, i do. they're good. they keep me calm and coherent, you know? >> you call it your medicine? >> my medicine. don't touch mommy's medicine. >> i'm going to need a bigger piece of that cloth. never mind, i got it to work. >> reporter: so now the butane, the solvent is coming through here all the way through the plant materials and it's sdsh. >> the solvent and the essential oil is falling under there. >> reporter: the stuff in the
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can is beutane. any spark can set off an explosion. but it also happens to strip out the thc, the chemical in marijuana that gets you high. so this is the end product? >> obviously this is a huge disaster. we let it get a little too cold on us so that it became a lot harder to work with. >> reporter: but for the all important contest, he has 12 rivals. emily and selena are the only two women to enter. >> we do this outside because we don't want it to explode. blow ourselves up. >> what if our wax wins? >> it's going to win. we're going to make a mark in the industry. >> reporter: across town, contestant jay hood wants to
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leverage haze popular web cast. >> we're here from abc "nightline." we're about to do a run here. we have prime material. >> tell us about the contest. >> oh, yeah, the contest. we'll see, man. i'm not going to get too cocky, but i've definitely got my hat in the ring and it's definitely an important one. the american dream looks like it's starting to get closer and clos closer. it's a new gold rush. there it is. that's what people want right there. i want to keep an eye on that bubble. it's about to get gigantic. yeah, it came out to be a nice one. 100% of the people that have been blown up or burned is because they've had an open flame near their blast. no open flames, please. none. and you'll be okay. don't try to get all scientific anticipate try to use a hot plate or anything like that. you might burn your damn house
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down. then your mom is not going to be very happy about that. >> reporter: in all fairness, most of the deadly butane had dissipated by the time he lit up, but it's obvious this industry is light on safety standards. are you worried that it's been dangerous? >> i've seen guys pass out. >> reporter: with your wax? do you feel partly responsible? >> i feel bad a little bit. >> reporter: and there's another group in the contest. come on in. guys are out to corner the market with industrial scale operations. >> we have 300 light ps and we're planning for expansion. 120 lights here. >> reporter: at least no one would blow themselves up. they would just buy wax at the store>> it's like a supermarket. >> kind of like a supermarket. >> reporter: back at the
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contest, the entries are ready. >> we're going to be just about done here. emily and serena's wax looks like a paste. >> it looks look it's going to be beautiful. >> it is going to be beautiful. >> a lot of love. >> brody's is sticky. >> i would really like you all to get another shot when it's the right consistency. >> jays looks like glass. >> look at that clarity. eat your heart out. that's what wins cups. anybody will tell you that. >> reporter: it's the moment of truth. you're counting the results? how does it look so far. >> we go by the max tch. >> 75.73% jay herez. >> jay takes home the prize. meanwhile, the dea is conducting yet another bust for wax.
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but with huge tax wind falls expected for states who legalize marijuana, some say the feds may be fighting a rear guard action. >> we're between a rock and a hard place. we want to enforce the federal laws as we see fit, but we have times when state laws ma i be difficult for us to enforce the federal laws. >> tilting perhaps towards a world not so far away where the tactical raids are replaced by a wax tax. for "nightline," in denver, colorado. >> our thanks to mariana. up next, meet the couple responsible for "let it go" that inescapable song from the movie "frozen." a song every child in america is singing nonstop. ♪ i'm free let it go ♪ ♪ let it go ♪ i'm one with the wind and sky ♪ to help with my depression. but sometimes, i still struggled to get going,
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if you have a child under
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age, say, 12, there's a likelihood you've heard the song "let it go." tonight you'll meet the narried couple responsible for this unescapable utterly viral phenomenon. and your died is davguide is da who's here for "oscar confidential." ♪ don't let them know >> school is out and we're on our way to see "frozen." ♪ let it go let it go ♪ ♪ can't hold me back anymore. >> my three daughters plus two of their school friends have already seen it three times already. and they know every word by heart. >> i can't take it anymore! >> reporter: across america, millions of parents can relate. kids of a certain age all seem to be letting it go. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> reporter: belting out this oscar nominated song.
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♪ let the storm rage on ♪ the cold never bothered me any way ♪ >> reporter: it's only in the past 24 hours that the full movie has been available for digital down load at home. so all of this is from the movie clips and from youtube. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> online the official disney version has more than 112 million views. plenty of amateur views including these twins have gone viral, too. it seems like it's the first viral video for the kindergarten set. this is the couple most to blame. husband and wife song writers bobby lopez and christian anderson-lopez composed the music, including "let it go." >> we're a break into song
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family. this is how we are. >> reporter: they're nominated for an oscar for the best song competing for the looks of bono and ferrell. >> we got to meet bono. we just felt like two people from branson that wandered into the photo. ♪ conceal don't feel >> reporter: the song is so catchy you can't help but sing along. disney even released a sing along version of the movie in theatres. and today, the good morning america family joined the chorus. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go ♪ i am one with ♪ the wind and sky ♪ let it go >> reporter: and this is not just an american phenom. on youtube, you'll find a an
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africanized version. the full movie going out in 41 languages. already disney has posted a multilanguage version in which queen elsa seemlessly switches 25 time s [ singing in different language ] >> go! go! >> worldwide, "frozen's" box office is nearing $25 million. on spotify, "let it go" has been a massive hit, streamed more than 25 million times. the voice behind the song, broadway star adena manzel. >> i relate to being a woman or a girl and having power and not
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knowing what to do with it. >> demi lovano also recorded a version of the song. >> i have video sent from friends with mine with their little girls. and my son for instance sings let it go back to me in the bathtub. >> reporter: you may not know it but the script of the movie actually grew out of her theme song. >> she was the villain in the script. and once we wrote that song, everyone started thinking about her differently. >> suddenly we found that we had a very sympathetic, very useful truth about how we all kind of keep our power hidden and we fear it. >> suddenly it was no longer a classic battle between good and evil, but a more modern fight between hope and fear. >> sorcery. >> reporter: not to mention the triumph of of the sister hood. >> whey love about the movie as the father of daughters is the
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idea that the handsome prince isn't the one that comes to save them. they save each other. >> yeah. that was one of the things we were really excited about. >> guys love that. dads hate handsome princes. >> if he's that charming that early, it's usually a red flag. ladies, it's a red flag. >> reporter: this week, disneyland gave our three little princesses a surprise treat. here we go. a private audience with elsa and anna in the flesh. >> what would be the first thing you would make with your ice powers. >> own of course, the theme to "frozen." >> do you know that song? ♪ let it go ♪ let it go ♪ can't hold it back anymore ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> reporter: i'm david wright for "nightline" in arondale.
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>> up next, another young person who likes to sing. but tonight, justin bieber is in the news for something entirely different. what is he doing on this newly released police videotape? ♪ [ female announcer ] if you're struggling with bipolar depression, there are treatment options. ask your doctor if once a day latuda, lurasidone hcl, may help you. in clinical studies, latuda has been shown to be effective for many people struggling with bipolar depression. latuda is not for everyone. call your doctor if you have unusual changes in mood, behaviors, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. elderly dementia patients taking latuda have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor if you have fever, stiff muscles and confusion, as these may be signs of a life-threatening reaction or if you have uncontrollable muscle movements, as these may become permanent. high blood sugar has been reported with latuda
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and medicines like it, and in some cases, extreme high blood sugar can lead to coma or death. other risks include decreases in white blood cells, which can be fatal, dizziness upon standing, seizures, increased cholesterol, weight gain, increased prolactin levels, impairment in judgment, or trouble swallowing. avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking latuda. use caution before driving or operating machinery. there are paths to treat bipolar depression. ask your doctor if once-a-day latuda for bipolar depression is right for you. ♪ for savings options, visit latuda.com.
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>> video of justin bieber shows the 19-year-old singer struggling just a bit during a sobriety test during a police station at miami. the beebs making every effort to walk the line later he seemed bored in his holding cell passing the night working on his physical fitness. the pop star accused of tearing through the streets in a rented yellow lamborghini. he was charged with drunk driving and resisting arrest and he pleaded not guilty. it has been a tough year beebs. after the enormous success of his first mie view never say never which raked in $73 million, the sequel "believe" tanked at the box office, only bringing in about a third as much. he even tweeted out a

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